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EAST FLATBUSH – In the early hours of Sunday, around 2:45 am, an off-duty cop shot and wounded an armed man in a wheelchair outside an East Flatbush house party. The shooting took place Sunday, August 19, when the victim began firing a gun outside a party at 145 East
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EAST WILLIAMSBURG – A homeless man was crushed to death by a truck yesterday after he sought shelter from the summer rain under the vehicle. The accident occurred yesterday, August 14, at the loading dock at 1177 Flushing Avenue, near the intersection with Varick. Sometime during the day, the victim placed
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WILLIAMSBURG – A man pretending to have a gun robbed a chicken spot on Broadway over the weekend—now, police are looking for help tracking him down. Around 10:30 am on Sunday, August 12, the suspect entered the Chicken Express at 582 Broadway, near Lorimer, said police. With his hand
Events
EAST WILLIAMSBURG – New York Restaurant Week might be winding down, but on Grand Street, it’s just getting started! This year’s Grand Street Restaurant Week is underway and will run until Sunday, August 26. During that time, fifteen restaurants will be serving up prix-fixe lunch and dinner options at
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After analyzing data across the five boroughs, Localize discovered the areas in which cyclists and pedestrians are at three times greater risk of being injured are killed in a crash—and three of them are in Brooklyn. Which are the most dangerous neighborhoods? Williamsburg, Downtown and an area of Crown
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The design for the corner lot has drawn comparisons to the Flatiron Building in Manhattan (Via Cayuga Capital Management)WILLIAMSBURG – A corner building reminiscent of the iconic Flatiron Building—if a little shorter—will be headed to the heart of Williamsburg, renderings reveal. The development will be at the 115
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La Guardia Playground in Williamsburg, where a man was found dead yesterday evening (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – A body was discovered in a North Brooklyn playground yesterday evening, police confirmed. Around 5:30 pm on Monday, August 6, police received a 911 call reporting an unconscious man in Williamsburg’
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Source: Joe Gratz / FlickrAn East New York man has been indicted on charges of sex trafficking and rape after allegedly forcing a 14-year old girl into prostitution across Brooklyn earlier this year. Travis Walker, 28, has been charged with sex trafficking, first-, second-, third- and fourth-degree promoting prostitution, second- and
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A rendering of the proposed condominium project coming to 21 Powers Street (Via GE-T Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – A new condo project is back underway on a residential side street in Williamsburg, work resuming after the resolution of a stop work order. Now, a new rendering offers a preview of the finished
Announcements
A workshop of Handel’s Ariodante at National Sawdust (Via Jill Steinberg/National Sawdust [https://nationalsawdust.org/])WILLIAMSBURG – The music and performance venue National Sawdust, located in Williamsburg, has announced the line-up for its fourth season, which will feature more than 25 new works. The non-profit venue on Wythe Avenue,
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A Revel scooter outside the companies offices at 12 Cypress Avenue in Bushwick (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)BUSHWICK – Sixty-eight shiny new electric scooters are hitting the streets of North Brooklyn in the next few days as Revel launches its pilot program for a ride-sharing business aiming for the space between CitiBike
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Renderings for the new building slated for 215 North 10th Street in Williamsburg (By Morris Adjmi Architects)WILLIAMSBURG – Another anodyne contemporary luxury development is headed for Williamsburg—this time at 215 North 10th, between Roebling and Driggs. The seven-story building will feature ground-floor retail space while adding 30 apartments in